FM Marek Karas | FIDE Trainer | National Youth Coach

Hello everyone!

My name is Marek Karas. I am a 26-year-old FIDE Master and licensed FIDE Trainer with 9 years of coaching experience.

I started coaching at 17, and very quickly I realized that helping others improve brings me even more satisfaction than my own tournament results. Since then, coaching has become my true passion and professional focus.

Why Students Enjoy Working With Me

Because I am still an active player and relatively young, I naturally build strong and friendly relationships with my students. I understand their mindset, tournament stress, motivation struggles, and competitive ambitions — not only as a coach, but as someone who lives through it as well.

My students appreciate that:

I am approachable and supportive
I explain complex ideas in a clear, practical way
I create a positive and motivating training atmosphere
I genuinely care about their long-term growth

I believe trust and communication are just as important as chess knowledge. When a student feels comfortable asking questions and discussing mistakes openly, real progress begins.

Experience & Results

Over the past 9 years, I have coached many successful young players across Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Thanks to their achievements, I have been serving as one of the coaches of the Slovak National Youth Team for the past three years.

Working with elite juniors has given me valuable experience in:

Tournament preparation
Psychological readiness
Structured long-term development
Competitive mindset training

Looking Beyond Borders

While most of my work has been in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, I am now actively looking to expand internationally. Online training allows me to work with ambitious players from all over the world, and I am excited to build new long-term partnerships abroad.

My goal is not just to teach moves — but to build confident, independent thinkers at the chessboard.

If you are ambitious, motivated, and ready to improve seriously, feel free to reach out. I would be happy to work together.

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